Discover Suksun

• The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul is at 4 Solina Street; it was built in 1729–1730.
• The Suksun Local History Museum is at 52 Pervomaiskaya Street. One exhibition is devoted to copper craft.
• The Suksun Samovar Craft Museum is at 3 Khalturina Street.
• Suksun Pond is in the administrative center of Suksun. Plakun Waterfall is a natural monument near the village of Sasykovo.

The local history museum offers different insights into the town’s history. In the main building, the exhibition “Suksun – Center of Copper Products” recreates the interior of a workshop belonging to a craft coppersmith. This brings the focus of the exhibition to life: the emphasis is not only on the finished copper product, but also on the workshop as a place of work. If you are particularly interested in crafts, you can consider this part of the exhibition separately from the museum’s other themes.

The “Tschajnaya” (“Tea Room”) exhibition offers a different perspective. It presents tea-drinking traditions in Suksun and opened in 2017. The local history museum also has a hall called “Kamenski Entrepreneurs, Benefactors and Patrons.” Its exhibits include an Art Nouveau interior from the Kamenski house and a portrait of the lady of the house, Lidia Nikolayevna. In this way, craft, everyday life and design themes sit side by side without telling the same story.

The Suksun Samovar Craft Museum has its own focus. Samovars of various shapes are displayed on the second floor, while old everyday objects can be seen on the first floor. The floor-by-floor arrangement distinguishes a collection of a particular craft product from objects of daily life. The Samovar Monument in Linden Park (Verkhniy Park) in the center of Suksun fits this theme: it is 3.2 meters tall and is described as the only one of its kind in Russia.

Suksun Pond is in the administrative center of Suksun and is a flowing body of water. Some of the pine trees in the adjacent section of pine forest reach 32 meters in height. The trees are, on average, 90 to 120 years old; some of the large pines date back to the early 19th century. Their height and age, along with the pond’s location, give this nature theme a different focus from the museum exhibits: it is about trees and water, not crafts or local history.

Plakun Waterfall, by contrast, is not located in Suksun, but near the village of Sasykovo on the left bank of the Sylva. Designated a natural monument of regional significance, it is characterized by a steep slope where two springs converge. The water plunges from a height of seven meters onto a rocky bank. If you are considering including this waterfall in your plans, keep its location near Sasykovo in mind as a separate geographical detail.

Tours at the Suksun Local History Museum are available on weekends and public holidays by prior arrangement. Arrange your visit in advance. The route described for reaching the museum building involves taking a local bus to the Suksun bus station, then walking through Verkhniy Park. Check current bus connections separately.

To help you plan, you can group the cultural themes according to your interests: copper workshops, tea traditions, samovars or architectural history. The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a listed architectural monument. It was built by order of former factory owner Akinfi Nikitich Demidov at the same time as the Suksun copper-smelting works. Together with the museum’s different areas of focus, this gives you an overview that includes both exhibitions and a specific historic building.

What does the copper craft exhibition show?

The exhibition “Suksun – Center of Copper Products” recreates the interior of a craft coppersmith’s workshop in the main building of the local history museum.

When are tours offered at the local history museum?

Tours are offered on weekends and public holidays by prior arrangement. Arrange your visit in advance.

Where is Plakun Waterfall?

The waterfall is near Sasykovo on the left bank of the Sylva. Two springs converge on a steep slope and plunge seven meters onto a rocky bank.

For the broader travel overview: Suksunskiy rayon.